About
Hailey represents clients in a broad range of complex disputes before state courts, federal courts, and arbitration tribunals. She drafts and responds to dispositive motions, handles discovery disputes, and advocates for her clients in the courtroom.
Hailey listens carefully to her clients and provides advice focused on efficiently achieving their goals. She pays close attention to the procedural and adversarial posture of a case and effectively communicates with both opposing counsel and the Court.
Before she was a lawyer, Hailey was an actor. This experience heightened her sense of empathy and honed her ability to communicate with people and juries.
Hailey loves to read fiction books in her spare time and admittedly joins too many book clubs. She also enjoys discussing Michigan football and Texas baseball, playing trivia, and watching Jeopardy. As a native Austinite, you will often find her swimming at Barton Springs or walking the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Admitted: Texas, 2019; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2020
- Education: University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2018); Michigan Law Review, Articles Editor; Michigan Law Review, Coblentz Prize for Outstanding Contribution; Michigan Law Pro Bono Program, Certificate of Pro Bono Service; University of Evansville (B.F.A. Theatre Performance, summa cum laude, 2015).
- Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (2022-2023)
- Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Robert L. Pitman, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (2023)
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Represents global renewable energy company in breach-of-contract arbitration action involving alleged design defects
- Represents Central Texas development company in a dispute involving construction defects, coordinating expert witness testimony and managing discovery
- Acts as Texas counsel in federal court for shareholder derivative and patent litigation
- Obtained dismissal of claims against Austin-based newspaper in federal court action alleging violation of the Trafficking Victims’ Protection Reauthorization Act
- Defended film, music, and technology festival organizer in a federal court class action lawsuit alleging breach of contract due to COVID-19 cancellation
- Represented global renewable energy company in breach-of-contract arbitration action, taking and defending depositions and cross-examining witnesses in a three-week final arbitration hearing
- Represented private Texas university in a dispute involving construction delays and construction defects, drafting motions related to misuse of expert witnesses, drafting discovery requests and discovery responses, and handling discovery disputes
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Director at Large, 2020
- Austin Bar Association (Civil Litigation Section, Civil Appellate Section, Construction Law Section)
- State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section, Construction Law Section)
- Federal Bar Association
COMMUNITY
- United Way for Greater Austin Emerging Leaders
- Executive Committee, 2019 – 2021
- Co-Chair of Executive Committee, 2021 – 2022
- ZACH Theatre
- Marketing Committee, 2021 – 2022